Fairey Battle the missing RAF fighter/bomber

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Originally Posted by Tavingon

The battle can't be worse than the stuka surely? Probably not as robust though!

The Stuka is more heavily armed with twice the machine guns, and only marginally slower than the Battle, so yes, the Battle is a worse fighter than the Stuka was. The Stuka also had a better power to weight ratio, though the Battle did have a lower wingloading.